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Saturday, October 01, 2011

Today I carried out part of the 12,000 mile service on Helen’s VFR. I changed the oil and filter and also the air filter as per the service schedule. I also re-routed the hydraulic clutch pipe to try and give it a bit more freeplay on full lock. Due to her having the Variobars installed the clutch pipe does stretch a little at full lock, but I was able to get a few more inches of play on it. I still need to strip down and clean the brake calipers and also change the brake fluid. I will also look at adjusting the idle speed as the bike does run a little rough at start up. As my VFR has just gone over 24,000 miles I also changed the air filter on mine as well.

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Welcome to my motorcycling blog. This blog is a complete diary of what myself and my wife Helen have been up to on our bikes, since passing our tests.

We only passed our tests at the end of 2007 after we had been inspired by our visit to the Isle of Man. But in this short time we have covered over 60,000 miles and been on tours through France, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and Slovenia. These tours have also included trips over many famous mountain passes in the Alps, Vosges, Dolomites and Pyrenees.

We try and get out every weekend weather permitting, but we aren't fair weather fairies. I have seen my fair share of rain and even snow. We regularly go out with the guys from North UK Bikers on rideouts, sometimes I even lead.